PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffery Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tigran Sikhouasvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tigran Sikhouasvili struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 266.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maynard
vs
Sikhouasvili

172 cm
25
290 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

201 cm
26
292 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffery Maynard !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tigran Sikhouasvili!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard ducks under a wild hook from Sikhouasvili.
Sikhouasvili jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Maynard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Maynard moves into the clinch.
Maynard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maynard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sikhouasvili backwards.

It looks like Tigran Sikhouasvili has been cut.

Maynard breaks from the clinch.
Sikhouasvili misses with a hook.
Maynard has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MadDogs Road House in the buildup to the fight.
Maynard walks into a left hand.

It looks like Jeffery Maynard has been cut.

Maynard clinches.
Maynard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sikhouasvili backwards.
Sikhouasvili wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maynard has him pressed against the cage.
Sikhouasvili tries to break the clinch but Maynard is controlling the position.
Maynard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maynard is working Sikhouasvili over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maynard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maynard .
Sikhouasvili looks winded!
Maynard lands a hook that snaps the head of Sikhouasvili backwards.
Maynard effectively controlling the action here.
Maynard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maynard lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Maynard on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard throws a big uppercut that drops Sikhouasvili! More strikes from Maynard and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sikhouasvili lies dazed against the cage as Maynard celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffery Maynard !